Politifact.com: Statements from Ohio Republican Partyhttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/ohio-republican-party/Statements from Ohio Republican Party reviewed by Politifact.comen-usFri, 22 Feb 2013 16:40:30 -0500 Ohio Republican Party:
&quot;Kewpie burgers are delicious. An Ohio institution. And they&#39;ll cost less thanks to John Kasich&#39;s tax cut.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2013/feb/22/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republican-party-says-kewpee-burgers-would-be/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | The Ohio Republican Party says Kewpee burgers would be even more of a bargain under Gov. John Kasich's proposed sales tax cut
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<p> Sampling the local fare is a staple on the menu of any politician worth his salt. For that reason alone, John Kasich is fortunate to be governor of Ohio. Ohio is the brass buckle on the burger belt. It is Ground Beef Zero. It is Mondo Carne. Rivals stake competing claims, but Ohio can credit two brothers from Akron, Charles and Frank Menches, for inventing and naming the hamburger in 1885. Menches Brothers Restaurants still feature the original recipe. The oldest burger chain, White Castle, is ...</p> <a href="/ohio/statements/2013/feb/22/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republican-party-says-kewpee-burgers-would-be/">>> More</a>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:40:30 -0500http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2013/feb/22/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republican-party-says-kewpee-burgers-would-be/ Ohio Republican Party:
&quot;President Barack Obama (is) the first president in history to cut Medicare by $700 billion.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2012/oct/19/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republican-party-says-obama-cut-medicare-700-/The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Ohio Republican Party says Obama cut Medicare by $700 billion
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<p> Claims about the Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare, were staples of congressional campaigns in 2010. Many have resurfaced, or simply continued, in the 2012 federal elections. Several appear in a brochure sent to voters by the Ohio Republican Party in support of Mitt Romney&#39;s presidential campaign. Aimed specifically at seniors, the brochure says they can count on Romney, but not on President Obama, &quot;the first president in history to cut Medicare by $700 billion.&quot; If the claim has a familiar ring to it, it&rsquo;s because it similar to others ...</p> <a href="/ohio/statements/2012/oct/19/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republican-party-says-obama-cut-medicare-700-/">>> More</a>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2012/oct/19/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republican-party-says-obama-cut-medicare-700-/ Ohio Republican Party:
&quot;President Obama has worked to change Medicare for the worse&quot; by &quot;creating an unelected, unaccountable panel with the power to deny coverage of certain treatments.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2012/oct/15/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republican-party-says-obama-has-hurt-medicare/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Ohio Republican Party says Obama has hurt Medicare, creating an unaccountable panel with the power to deny coverage
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<p> The Affordable Care Act, the health care reform law known commonly as Obamacare, remains a hot button subject in political campaigns. Not surprisingly, many claims made about the law in the 2010 campaign season are circulating again. Several appear in a brochure the Ohio Republican Party sent to voters in support of Mitt Romney&#39;s presidential campaign. The brochure is aimed specifically at seniors. It says they can count on Romney, but not on President Obama, who &quot;has worked to change Medicare for the worse.&quot; One of the ways Obama has done that, ...</p> <a href="/ohio/statements/2012/oct/15/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republican-party-says-obama-has-hurt-medicare/">>> More</a>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2012/oct/15/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republican-party-says-obama-has-hurt-medicare/ Ohio Republican Party:
Says Ohio&#39;s Issue 2 will create a redistricting commission that will &quot;have a blank check to spend our money.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2012/oct/03/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republican-party-says-issue-2-would-create-re/The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Ohio Republican Party says Issue 2 would create a redistricting commission with a blank check to spend
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<p> A frequent criticism of Issue 2, the redistricting reform proposal before Ohio voters on Nov. 6, is its cost to taxpayers. The Ohio Republican Party played that card when it sent out a campaign flier Sept. 11, 2012, with a warning about the 12-member redistricting commission that Issue 2 would establish. Its claim: &quot;They&rsquo;ll have a blank check to spend our money.&quot; The claim is a common theme used in the campaign against Issue 2. PolitiFact Ohio decided to check it out. Issue 2 is a proposed ...</p> <a href="/ohio/statements/2012/oct/03/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republican-party-says-issue-2-would-create-re/">>> More</a>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2012/oct/03/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republican-party-says-issue-2-would-create-re/ Ohio Republican Party:
&quot;Sherrod Brown and his special interest allies in Washington are plotting to spend over $13 million&quot; to defeat Josh Mandel.
http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2012/jul/19/ohio-republican-party/ohio-gop-claims-sherrod-brown-special-interest-all/The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Ohio GOP claims Sherrod Brown, special interest allies will spend more than $13 million against Josh Mandel
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<p> The funding sources of television ads in the U.S. Senate race between Josh Mandel and Sherrod Brown have grabbed the attention of both campaigns, which each side blasting the other for allowing special interest groups to pump millions of dollars into the race. The dispute revolves around the concept of &quot;outside spending&quot; &ndash; money poured into elections by groups that are not directly tied to a candidate. These groups often are unbound by campaign finance restrictions, and can accept contributions from anonymous donors. Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern recently highlighted outside money ...</p> <a href="/ohio/statements/2012/jul/19/ohio-republican-party/ohio-gop-claims-sherrod-brown-special-interest-all/">>> More</a>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2012/jul/19/ohio-republican-party/ohio-gop-claims-sherrod-brown-special-interest-all/ Ohio Republican Party:
Sherrod Brown &quot;has voted with Barack Obama 95 percent of the time.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2012/jan/25/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republicans-say-sherrod-brown-has-voted-obama/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Ohio Republicans say Sherrod Brown has voted with Obama 95 percent of the time
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<p> Republicans in Washington, D.C., and Ohio have vast ideological differences with U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat. Brown says the government plays a positive role in people&rsquo;s lives when it provides a safety net (new health insurance programs, financial regulation, help for cash-strapped cities and schools) while supporting the private sector. Republicans say the government needs to step back to propel the economic engine that is the private sector. While lofty, that makes for a poor sound bite. But the GOP knows this, and is prepared to frame its November election effort ...</p> <a href="/ohio/statements/2012/jan/25/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republicans-say-sherrod-brown-has-voted-obama/">>> More</a>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2012/jan/25/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republicans-say-sherrod-brown-has-voted-obama/ Ohio Republican Party:
Says Maryellen O&rsquo;Shaughnessy &quot;accepted campaign cash from indicted politician Jimmy Dimora.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2010/oct/20/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republican-party-flier-tries-tie-maryellen-os/The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Ohio Republican Party flier tries to tie Maryellen O'Shaughnessy to Cuyahoga County corruption scandal
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<p> A massive federal public corruption investigation into Cuyahoga County is center stage in races for the county&rsquo;s first county executive and 11-member county council, with reform-minded candidates pledging to restore integrity to government and doing everything to distance themselves from two prominent Democrats: County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora and former Auditor Frank Russo. Dimora, known as Public Official No. 1 has been charged with 26 federal crimes and has pleaded not guilty; Russo is Public Official No. 2 and has already pleaded guilty to 23 charges and will serve more than 20 years in federal prison. ...</p> <a href="/ohio/statements/2010/oct/20/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republican-party-flier-tries-tie-maryellen-os/">>> More</a>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2010/oct/20/ohio-republican-party/ohio-republican-party-flier-tries-tie-maryellen-os/